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Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Fresh warnings migration cuts could make housing worse

Migration levels need to be tailored for housing levels, but dramatic decreases will make the situation worse, the federal government says.

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

'Trainwreck': One Nation forced to clarify housing plan

One Nation's most prominent figures have scrambled to clarify details of the party's housing policy after a senator stumbled through a "trainwreck" interview.

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator faces backlash over migrant discussion

Liberal senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has faced scrutiny over her appearance on a podcast in which dramatic, discriminatory immigration cuts were discussed.

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Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Second 'ISIS bride' group leaves Syrian refugee camp

Women and children with ties to Islamic State have left a refugee camp in Syria ahead of their expected return home to Australia.

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Skilled migrants could be key to more home construction

Fixing Australia's broken migrant skills recognition system could help ease the housing crisis and improve public confidence, politicians have been told.

Coalition migrant cuts plan triggers ire of uni sector

Coalition migrant cuts plan triggers ire of uni sector

The universities sector, which relies heavily on fee-paying foreign students, says coalition plans to cut immigration would hurt the economy and cost jobs.

How housing became a generational budget battleground

How housing became a generational budget battleground

Pitting investors against first home buyers in the name of intergenerational equity, Labor's fifth budget aims to address young people's housing struggles.

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Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Migrants a scapegoat for poor planning, inquiry told

Despite being accused of taking local jobs, overseas migrants create better workforce security and bolster the Australian economy, farming groups say.

Taylor faces 'strategic error' in seizing on migration

Taylor faces 'strategic error' in seizing on migration

Taylor faces 'strategic error' in seizing on migration

Taylor faces 'strategic error' in seizing on migration

Angus Taylor is set to face one of his biggest challenges as opposition leader when he hands down his budget reply amid a growing challenge from One Nation.

Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages

Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages

Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages

Migrant workers' exploitation costing billions in wages

A survey of thousands of workers on temporary visas has highlighted an industrial scale of exploitation including deliberate underpayment and dodgy contracts.

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

Federal officials grilled over Nauru detention contract

The government has faced questions at a Senate inquiry over a more-than $700,000 agreement with a company linked to Nauru's president.

England overtaken as top migrant source for first time

England overtaken as top migrant source for first time

England overtaken as top migrant source for first time

England overtaken as top migrant source for first time

India became the largest source of foreign-born residents, overtaking England, in a milestone moment for Australia's migrant mix.

Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll

Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll

Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll

Right-wing leaders tout migrant crackdowns before poll

Pauline Hanson and Matt Canavan have addressed an anti-immigration rally in Canberra, focusing on migration levels ahead of the Farrer by-election.

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

Conflict triggers tourist visa, asylum seeker crackdown

The government has been lashed for introducing plans to crack down on a tourist visa loophole on the same day it granted asylum to five Iranian soccer players.

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Fake embassy, government officials fleecing diaspora

Aggressive fraudsters posing as embassy officials and police are targeting diaspora communities, some making away with huge sums.

Not migrants: research pinpoints housing crisis culprit

Cutting migration is often touted as the solution to improving Australia's housing crisis but researchers say there are more effective ways to fix the problem.

'Thoughtless offending' blamed for Liberal poll rout

The Liberal Party alienated immigrants, young people and women during its calamitous 2025 election campaign, which a review describes as its worst in history.

'ISIS bride' member barred from return to Australia

One of the 34 partners and children of ISIS fighters in Syria has been barred from returning to Australia for up to two years.

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'Shut the door': Liberal leader mulls migration change

Newly minted Opposition Leader Angus Taylor is mulling over the make-up of his front bench ahead of the likely release of the Liberals' migration policy.

Trump backs end to Minnesota immigration crackdown

US border czar Tom Homan says a federal immigration crackdown in the state of Minnesota is coming to an end.

US withdraws 700 immigration agents from Minnesota

US President Donald Trump's border czar says he is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after co-operation with local officials.

Federal agents kill another US citizen in Minneapolis

Tension is mounting in Minneapolis after a man was shot dead by a federal officer in the second such incident in the US city this month.

Katter's gun crime, Bondi attack claims don't stack up

The pro-gun MP aired several falsehoods about weapons, crime statistics and the circumstances of the Bondi attack as he opposed the government’s gun reforms.

Fresh shooting by US immigration agent 'defensive'

The Department of Homeland Security claims one of two people shot by federal immigration officers in Oregon was a gang member involved in a recent shooting.

Outrage after US immigration agent shoots driver dead

An ICE agent has killed a Minneapolis woman during a new migrant crackdown, with city officials angrily rejecting Trump administration claims of self-defence.

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